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How to See the World's Fair 
With Little Money 



Giving a brief description of some of the most interesting 

things to be seen at the World's Columbian Expo= 

sition in Chicago, and how to see them 

with the least possible expense 



1893 



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PREFACE. 

The object of this little pamphlet is to correct the 
general impression that people only of great means can 
see the World's Fair in Chicago. 

My information has been obtained from ofificial 
sources, by sight -seeing and by close observation on 
the Fair grounds at Jackson Park, and by inv'estigating 
many hotels and boarding houses. 

The management of the Exposition have endeavored 
in every way possible to regulate the prices on the Fair 
grounds and bring them within the limits of people of 
moderate means. 



Copyright, 1893, 
By M^ PARKER 









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HOW TO SEE THE WORLD'S FAIR WITH 
LITTLE MONEY. 

The impression seems to prevail all over the country 
that it will take a great deal of money to see the World's 
Fair in Chicago. 

Almost every one thinks that the people of Chicago 
are of two classes, namely : speculators and extortionists, 
and they have but one object in life and that is to get all 
the money possible during the Fair of '93. 

It is not to be wondered at that people should think 
Chicago a place where one's pocket-book is in constant 
danger, after reading the exaggerated statements of the 
overcharging attempted immediately after the first of 
May. The Chicago papers denounced these extortions 
and the management of the Exposition put a stop to 
them. 

A few men who were too eager to make money were 
responsible for this at first, and the newspapers in many 
cities and towns were anxious to make the worst of 
everything, and are in no haste to correct their exagger- 
ated statements. 

Strangers who come with fear and trembling say 
with surprise that they see no indications of the cheat- 
ing and robbing they were led to expect, that prices are 
moderate, and their lives in no danger, even if they 
travel the streets alone. 

It is a great thing to appreciate opportunities and 
take advantage of them when they come. Many of us 



4 HOW TO SEE THE WORLD S FAIR. 

have said we would like to see what the great works of 
art in Europe are like and have mourned our lack of 
opportunity to travel. 

At our doors we have the whole world with its prod- 
ucts of art and science. Many go to Europe without 
deriving as much benefit from the trip as we may get 
here. But thousands will remain away from the Fair 
because they do not want to spend the money, and regret 
having done so the rest of their lives. 

You can far better afford to economize in other ways 
for some time to come than not to see this, the grandest 
spectacle of the age. For never has such an opportu- 
nity been offered, and it is a question whether the present 
generation will ever have another opportunity to see the 
like. Kate Field says, "Talk about the seven wonders 
of the world, this is the eighth wonder, and it leaves all 
of the others so far behind that they might hang their 
insignificant heads." 

I am going to tell you of some of the beautiful and 
grand things that are to be seen at the Fair and with how 
little money you can spend looking at them and other 
attractions in Chicago. 

Many people will probably have not more than one 
week in Chicago, although so many are the attractions 
of the Fair that it well deserves months of constant 
sight-seeing, and if thoroughly seen would be in itself an 
education of great value, yet if one can spend only a day 
or two in Chicago and Jackson Park it will be worth while. 

Chauncey Depew says, *' It is the only exhibition of 
the kind which surpasses the expectations of all who see 



HOW TO SEE THE WORLD S FAIR. 5 

it." As we pass into the Exposition grounds, the view 
which greets us will never be forgotten. Such grand 
buildings with the stars and stripes and flags of other 
nations floating from their tops, such magnificent courts 
with their beautiful statuary, the charm of the lagoons, 
running by all the great structures and bearing upon their 
glistening waters a perpetual procession of godolas from 
Venice and American launches. The extent of the 
grounds is so great that beautiful stretches of landscape 
are to be seen. 

The illumination of the grounds and buildings, with 
the electric fountains sending forth sprays of every color 
imaginable, constantly changing and blending together 
so beautifully, the electric lights running like elfin lamps 
along the lagoons and under the arches of the bridges, 
the launches and gondolas floating over the shimmering 
water, the music and the fireworks present a scene from 
fairy land. 

As we walk past the huge structures, a surprise awaits 
us at every step, the foremost nations of the earth 
having vied with one another in the representation of 
their resources to make the Columbian Exposition the 
magnificent spectacle it is. 

The exhibits are so much grander and so much more 
comprehensive than were ever shown-at a World's Expo- 
sition before. Never has such an aggregate of wealth 
been gathered within the same compass. They surpass, 
not only in magnitude, interest and artistic importance 
all former exhibits, but are shown in the largest and 
most beautiful group of buildings ever erected. 



b HOW TO SEE THE WORLD S FAIR. 

It is best to engage sleeping-rooms before leaving 
home. You can do so by addressing the different hotels 
and boarding houses given in this pamphlet, or by 
addressing the Bureau of Public Comfort, Jackson Park, 
111. This Bureau is part of the Exposition management, 
and anything promised by it can be relied on. There 
need be no fear of extortionate charges for rooms, as 
hundreds and thousands of hotels and boarding-houses 
in every part of the city have been listed with the Bureau 
of Public Comfort. Information, advice and assistance 
will be given cheerfully without charge. 

There are thousands of rooms which have been pre- 
pared for the accommodation of visitors, and hundreds 
of them are yet unengaged. The supply far exceeds the 
demand, and people visiting Chicago this summer and 
fall may rest assured that they can secure first-class 
accommodations at reasonable rates. No other city in 
the country is so hard to overcrowd as Chicago. There 
is no city in the world that has so many good restaurants 
where excellent meals can be had at such reasonable 
rates. At many places on the Fair grounds a cup of 
coffee and rolls can be had for 15c. 

Railroad fares are reduced, thus enabling one to visit 
Chicago cheaper this year. That is an item to begin 
with. 

Before the train arrives at the station in Chicago a 
baggage agent will enter the car and offer to check 
baggage to any place within four miles of depot for 25c. 
per single trunk, or for 75c. will take one passenger and 
trunk to any hotel within one mile of station. 



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Rates for hansom cabs and hacks are regulated by 
city ordinance. 

One-horse hansom cab takes one or two persons to 
any point for 50c. a mile, or 75c. per hour and 25c. for 
each additional quarter of an hour. 

Hack or two-horse carriages charge ^1.50 for taking 
one or two persons any distance less than two miles, and 
50c. for each additional person. 

Regular rates, $2 per hour, ^i for each additional 
hour or fraction of an hour. Traveling baggage free. 
Children under five years free; between 5 and 14 half- 
fare. 

By consulting the Bureau of Information, which 
is found at all general passenger stations, or agent 
of Bureau of Public Comfort, or uniformed depot agent 
or police officer, information of any kind can be obtained. 
Do not ask information of other sources. 

The fare for a single trip on all street car lines and 
elevated railway is 5c. By making inquiry, almost any 
point in the city can be reached by these lines. 

Do not be afraid to ask questions. Only those who 
have never traveled are afraid of being thought "green" 
by asking for information. 

When getting into a street car, tell the conductor 
where you want to go and ask him if you are on the 
right car. 

An excellent plan is to get a map of Chicago, which 
can be had at any of the book stores for 25c.; then study 
names, location and direction of streets. 

The Exposition is seven miles south-east from the 



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heart of the city and down-town railway stations. It 
may be reached by the elevated railway, Cottage Grove 
avenue car, or State street cable car for 5c.; by Illinois 
Central railroad, round trip 20c.; or by steamboat from 
foot of Van Buren street, round trip 25c. During the 
heat of summer the steamboats will be the most com- 
fortable mode of conveyance. They will land passengers 
at the long pier, which is the largest pier in the world. 
It projects into the lake half a mile and is two hundred 
and fifty feet wide. Admission to the Exposition, 50c.; 
children under six years of age free, between six and 
twelve, 25c. 

Ticket admits one to every attraction on the grounds 
except the Esquimau and Cliff Dwellers' exhibits. 

Midway Plaisance is not a part of the Exposition, 
but admittance to the Exposition entitles the visitor to 
general admittance to the Plaisance but not to its special 
attractions. The Midway Plaisance is a wide street 
nearly a mile long running west from Jackson Park. 
There are presented on the Plaisance representatives of 
nearly all the races of the earth, living in their natural 
methods, practicing their home arts, and presenting their 
native amusements. It is the world in miniature. Many 
of the exhibits of the German, Irish, Austrian, Turkish, 
Javanese and Egyptian villages are very valuable and 
interesting. 

We will now suppose that the visitor has secured 
comfortable sleeping rooms and is ready to see the Fair. 

In many places you can get your breakfast where you 
room and we would advise you to do so before starting 



HOW TO SEE THE WORLD S FAIR. 9 

out for the day. Breakfast can be had from 25 to 35 
cents. Take lunch with you from boarding house if 
they will accommodate you, if not go to a bakery and 
grocery store and get a lunch. Here you will find prices 
as reasonable as at your bakers and grocers at home. 

You are now at one of the entrance gates of the Fair 
or at the elevated station, or better still landing at the 
pier from the lake side. 

You will be accosted by several uniformed boys all 
anxious to sell you a guide book. Buy one, it will be of 
great assistance. It will tell you where to find the 
buildings and exhibits in which you are the most interested. 

In order to obtain much benefit from the Fair you 
must have some definite plan, otherwise you will be 
amazed at the multiplicity of things, will not know which 
way to turn and will receive only a confused number of 
ideas. 

The way to see the Fair is first to take a general view 
and get the grand features in the mind. 

The best plan for doing this is to take a ride on the 
elevated intramural road which stretches from one end of 
the Fair grounds to the other, giving one an excellent 
idea of the arrangement of the grounds and buildings. 
Study the general effect of the grounds from this eleva- 
ted railway, get an idea of the great buildings and locate 
them as far as possible. 

On leaving the elevated railway, study the beauty of 
the grounds, the statuary, the fountains, the whole pano- 
rama of effect. Take plenty of time here ; do not hurry. 
Do not rush pell-mell through the large buildings the 



lO HOW TO SEE THE WORLD S FAIR. 

first thing, as many do, and then not be able to explain 
anything understandingly afterwards. 

Ask questions about the architecture of the buildings 
of people who are posted, know the names of the differ- 
ent schools of architecture and what each means before 
going to the Fair. Know that the Manufactures build- 
ing is the largest in the world. The style of architecture 
of this building is Corinthian. One of the doors repre- 
sents the arch of Titus, another the arch of Constantine. 

The Woman's building represents the Italian Rennais- 
sance, Fisheries building Spanish Romanesque. This 
building has been called an architectural poem. 

The structure of the Art building has received more 
praise than that of any other building on the ground. 
One could spend weeks and months in this building and 
then not do the pictures justice. Never before has such 
a great display of the works of the greatest painters and 
sculptors been collected under one roof. 

Eighteen foreign countries are represented by beau- 
tiful buildings. Very few exhibits are found in these 
foreign buildings, but they are open to visitors. 

Great Britain's building, Victoria House, represents 
an English villa in the time of Henry VHI. 

France shows us the Hall of Hercules in the Palace 
of Versailles, where Benjamin Franklin signed the first 
treaty of the United States with another power. La- 
Fayette's relics are to be seen here. 

Germany, the most ornate of any building, gives us 
every type of architecture for hundreds of years. 

Spain reproduces the Lonja at Valencia. 



HOW TO SEE THE WORLD S FAIR. I I 

Brazil has a very striking building containing the 
works of her artists. At the close of the Fair this build- 
ing will be removed to Rio de Janeiro. 

Guatemala has a coffee plantation with the owner's 
house. 

Sweden has a Scandinavian cathedral filled with treas- 
ures. Costa Rica, Hayti, Colombia and Venezuela have 
interesting structures. Ceylon has a beautiful building 
on lake front. The Turkish and other buildings in the 
foreign group are deserving of attention. 

On the north end of the Wooded Island is the 
Hooden palace, costing $100,000, erected by the Japan- 
ese government, and representing a Japanese building at 
the time of Columbus. It is surrounded by Japanese 
landscapes- costing nearly $20,000. These buildings 
have been presented to the city of Chicago. The Japan- 
ese government intends to support a museum within 
them. 

The convent of La Rabida is situated on the southeast- 
ern shore of the lake. The low, old-fashioned building 
forms a striking contrast to the magnificent architecture 
of the Fair. It gives one an idea of the religious archi- 
tecture of old Spain in the time of Columbus. It was in 
this convent that Columbus obtained shelter at the hands 
of the priest, Father de Marchena, who used his influence 
with Queen Isabella. Inside the convent are found the 
Columbian relics which have been gathered from every 
quarter of the globe. 

On Wooded Island are acres of flowers of brightest 
colors, groves of trees, clumps of shrubbery, and winding 



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walks. At the southern end is the Davy Crockett 
cabin. 

The state buildings, almost without exception, are 
beautiful structures and seem to be a surprise to every 
one. They are in the extreme northern section and are 
picturesquely located around the Fine Arts building. 

While all have many interesting features, we will 
speak of but a few : Massachusetts reproduces the Han- 
cock mansion; Virginia, Washington's home at Mt. 
Vernon; Florida represents an old fort in St. Augustine 
built by the Spanish. The architecture of the California 
building is that of the old Spanish mission churches. On 
the roof is a typical California garden. A large volume 
could be written describing the many beautiful buildings, 
but we will now speak of the indoor features of the Fair. 

We will begin with the Manufactures and Liberal 
Arts building. A month could be spent in this immense 
building with profit. It is, indeed, a city of itself, with its 
streets, shops, and stores. This great building, covering 
nearly forty acres of ground, is full of the most elegant 
and costly articles in the world, and as it is impossible 
for one to see them all in a short space of time, each vis- 
itor ought to give attention to the things that have 
special interest for him. 

In the German pavilion we see many gorgeous and 
beautiful things. One room is fitted up in blue and gold 
and is modeled after the reception room of the Imperial Pal- 
ace in Berlin. Several other rooms are of equal interest. 

The English pavilion is a reproduction of the dining- 
room in which Henry VIII. and Queen Elizabeth took 



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their daily meals. Of course, this is but one of many 
exhibits in the English section. 

In the French section the Gobelin tapestries, loaned 
by the government, are said to be the finest in the world. 
The display of bronzes and jewelry is wonderful. The 
ceramic, furniture, and household decorative rooms are 
beautiful. 

The Russian, Japanese, Singhalese and Siamese pavili- 
ions will require a great deal of time if examined carefully. 

There are many things in the displays made by Spain, 
Portugal, Chili, Corea, Philippine Islands, Paraguay, Pan- 
ama, Peru, Persia, Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Bolivia, 
Bulgaria, Egypt, Ecuador, Jamaica, Switzerland, Scotland, 
Ireland, Liberia, Malay, Yucatan, Uruguay, Turkey, Nor- 
way, Sweden, Denmark, and many other countries and 
colonies of the world which are of great interest. 

The great firms of the United States make a magnifi- 
cent showing. It would be impossible to describe the 
individual pavilions or displays. 

There are exhibits in the Machinery Hall, the Mining 
building, the Transportation building, the Agricultural 
building, the Horticultural building, the Forestry building, 
and the Fisheries building that far exceed all expectations. 

The Government building has exhibits from every 
department of the general government. The Woman's 
building contains the work of women from almost every 
country. In the Children's building, close by, may be 
found all sorts of toys, even the "talking doll," kinder- 
gartens and nurseries to please the little ones. Children 
may be left here in charge of nurses. 



14 HOW TO SEE THE WORLDS FAIR. 

The music is not the least interesting feature at the 
Fair. Every day a musical programme is given. At 
stands erected at various places on the grounds great 
military bands of this country and Europe can be heard 
in the open air. 

A great deal has been written, and much more will 
be written, describing the Fair, but words are inadequate 
in describing its magnificence. To have seen it is to 
carry through life a sense of gratification which could be 
obtained in no other way, and to have missed it is to lose 
something we cannot well afford to lose. 

It is difficult to grasp the grandeur, beauty and vast- 
ness of the Exposition, even after several visits to the 
White City by the lake. 



AUDITORIUM HOTEL, Michigan Ave., and Congress St., is 
one of the finest hotels in the world. 

BRIGGS HOUSE, Randolph and Fifth Ave. Rates $2 and 
upward. 

CLIFTON HOUSE, Monroe St., and Wabash Ave, Rates !|2. 50 
to S3 per day. 

COMMERCIAL HOTEL, Lake and Dearborn Sts. Rates |2 

and upwards. 
CONTINENTAL HOTEL, Wabash Ave., and Madison St. 

Rates moderate. 

GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL, LaSalle, Jackson and Clark Sts. 
First-class hotel. 

GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, Dearborn St., between Jack- 
son and Quincy Sts. First-class in every respect. 

HOTEL BREVOORT, Madison St., between LaSalle and Clark 
Sts. Euro^^ean plan. 

HOTEL WELLINGTON, Wabash Ave., and Jackson St. Rate 

$2 per day and upward. 

HOTEL WOODRUFF, Wabash Ave., and Twenty-first. Fam- 
ily hotel. Rates $2 to 84 per day. 

HYDE PARK HOTEL, Lake Ave., and 51st. One of the larg- 
est hotels in the city. 

LACOTA HOTEL, Michigan Ave., and 30th St. A beautiful 

new structure, ten stories high. 
LELAND HOTEL, Michigan Ave., and Jackson St. 
LEXINGTON HOTEL, Twenty-second and Michigan Ave. 
PALMER HOUSE, State and Monroe Sts. The charges are 

regulated by the accommodations required. 

RICHELIEU HOTEL, Michigan Ave., between Jackson and 
Van Buren Sts. European plan. 

SARATOGA HOTEL, 135 to 161 Dearborn St. Rate 75c. per 

day and upward. 
SHERMAN HOUSE, Clark and Randolph Sts. A first-class 

hotel in every respect. 

SOUTHERN HOTEL, Wabash Ave., and 22d St. A family 

hotel. 
TREMONT HOUSE, Dearborn and Lake Sts. 
VICTORIA HOTEL, Michigan Ave., and Van Buren St. 
VIRGINIA HOTEL, 78 Rush St., north side. 

There are a great many hotels in the vicinity of the World's Fair, 
the average rates being $2 a day and upward. 




ARE YOU COMING TO THE 
WORLD'S FAIR? 

I have a number of pleas- 
ant, well furnished rooms 
in my own residence w^hich 
I will rent at very reason- 
able rates. 

One block from EJ evated 
R.R. Station, Illinois Cen- 
tral Depot and Electric 
Cars. Five minutes walk 
from m a i n entrance to 
World's Fair. 

Herewith is cut of my 
residence. 

References given and 
required. Correspondence 
solicited. 

MR«. S. W. PIKE, 

6416 Madison Ave, 

WOODLAWN PARK, CHICAGO. 



DREXEL AVENUE HOTEL. 

(FIRE PROOF.) 
Cor. 63d St. and Drexel Ave. 

Three blocks from entrance to World's Fair. New brick building. 
110 rooms. Free baths. Hot and cold water. Restaurant prices reasona- 
ble. Rooms 50c. a day and upwards for each person. 

I. E. POWELL, Mer. 

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FURNISHED ROOMS in private families 
■ www only li.oo to 1 2. 50 per day. Every room 
holds two people at prices named above. Walking dis- 
tance and 5 to 15 minutes ride of grounds, 5c. fare. 
Exclusive use of rooms guaranteed and privilege of 
bath. Certificates mailed free on application with map 
of city showing where rooms are located. 

GREEN & CO. 

World's Fair Room Renting Agency, 

3142 Cottage Grove Ave., - - - CHICAGO, ILL. 



CAN YOU TALK? 

If not correctly, you will be greatly assisted by the use of grammatical helps 

in the form of cards. 

In twenty lessons, each printed on a separate card, are over 500 sentences 

that are frequently misused. 



These cards contain simple rules for correct talking, and each rule is 
illustrated by simple sentences. These little grammatical mistakes are 
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We do more or less talking in every one of our waking hours, and we 
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The ability to parse and analyze sentences is no guarantee of ability 
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Many persons would be willing to pay ten times the price of these 
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time when they wish to appear unusually well; not that they do not know 
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room for improvement, whatever their position in society may be. 

They are of great assistance to those who wish to become good talkers. 

More will be learned in three weeks in studying these cards, than in 
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World's Fair. House within a block of the Fair 
Grounds. Prices moderate. 

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3000 Indiana Ave., Flat I 6. 

Large Pleasant Rooms. Convenient to Fair Grounds 
1^;^ by three lines of cars. 

RATES, $K50 PER DAY FOR ROOM AND BOARD. 

MRS. HENRY TRACEY, 199 Oakwood Boul. 

Private Family. Large Pleasant Rooms. Convenient to Fair 
Grounds. |1. for room per day for two persons. $25 a month 
for one. 

MRS. M. E. POLLARD, 5743 Kimbark Ave. 

Pleasant home in quiet locality. Rates, $1 a day for room. 

THE EVERETT, 56th and Washington Ave. 

Rates, $1.50 and $2 per day for room. 



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